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{{Article quote|Clear the base, whatever it takes.}}
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'''Crow's Nest'''is the third [[Campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>Bungie Podcast, 8-10-2007</ref>  
'''Crow's Nest''' is the third [[Campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>Bungie Podcast, 8-10-2007</ref>  


Upon completing the level on the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the "[[Holdout (Achievement)|Holdout]]" [[achievement]] and 20 [[Gamerscore]].<ref>[[Halo 3 Achievements]]</ref> Upon earning 15,000 points in [[Campaign Scoring]], the player will be awarded with the [[Demon]] achievement and 10 Gamerscore.
Upon completing the level on the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the "[[Holdout (Achievement)|Holdout]]" [[achievement]] and 20 [[Gamerscore]]. Upon earning 15,000 points in [[Campaign Scoring]], the player will be awarded with the [[Demon]] achievement and 10 Gamerscore.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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*'''Marine #2''': "No man, he's here! We're gonna be alright!"
*'''Marine #2''': "No man, he's here! We're gonna be alright!"


[[File:Crow's Nest - Reunion.png|thumb|300px|Miranda shakes hands with John-117.]]
''Commander Miranda Keyes comes out onto the Landing Pad to meet Johnson, 'Vadam and the Master Chief.''
''Commander Miranda Keyes comes out onto the Landing Pad to meet Johnson, 'Vadam and the Master Chief.''


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*'''Master Chief''': "What about [[Installation 05|Halo]]?"
*'''Master Chief''': "What about [[Installation 05|Halo]]?"


[[File:UNSC Underground Facility Crow's Nest.PNG|thumb|300px|Keyes lead John-117, Johnson, and 'Vadam to the operations center.]]
*'''Commander Keyes''': "We stopped it, but only temporarily. Now, the Prophet of Truth is looking for something called '[[Installation 00|The Ark]]', where he'll be able to fire all the [[Halo Array|Halo Rings]]. If he succeeds, [[Human]]ity, the Covenant, every sentient being in the Galaxy..."
*'''Commander Keyes''': "We stopped it, but only temporarily. Now, the Prophet of Truth is looking for something called '[[Installation 00|The Ark]]', where he'll be able to fire all the [[Halo Array|Halo Rings]]. If he succeeds, [[Human]]ity, the Covenant, every sentient being in the Galaxy..."


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*'''Commander Keyes''': "As soon as they're up, re-establish contact with Lord Hood. Let him know that-"
*'''Commander Keyes''': "As soon as they're up, re-establish contact with Lord Hood. Let him know that-"


[[File:Truthhack.jpg|thumb|300px|The Prophet of Truth on the screens of the operations center.]]
''The Prophet of Truth suddenly appears on all the screens.''
''The Prophet of Truth suddenly appears on all the screens.''


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*'''Gunnery Sergeant [[Stacker]]''': "Get those turrets up! Watch your fields of fire!"
*'''Gunnery Sergeant [[Stacker]]''': "Get those turrets up! Watch your fields of fire!"
[[File:Marinescrowsnest.jpg|thumb|The Master Chief meets with some Marines on his way to the facility's hangar.]]
[[File:Marinescrowsnest.jpg|thumb|300px|The Master Chief meets with some Marines on his way to the facility's hangar.]]


*'''Marine #6''': "How'd they find us?"
*'''Marine #6''': "How'd they find us?"
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*'''Marine #8''': "Sir, this way."
*'''Marine #8''': "Sir, this way."


[[File:HTMCC-H3 Drones in Crow's Nest.jpg|thumb|A swarm of Yanme'e outside the operations center.]]
[[File:HTMCC-H3 Drones in Crow's Nest.jpg|thumb|300px|A swarm of Yanme'e outside the operations center.]]
''A single Yanme'e suddenly bursts out of the vent and picks him up. (The Yanme'e can be killed before it picks up the Marine. If it does, he can still be saved by simply shooting the Yanme'e, which will drop the Marine).''
''A single Yanme'e suddenly bursts out of the vent and picks him up. (The Yanme'e can be killed before it picks up the Marine. If it does, he can still be saved by simply shooting the Yanme'e, which will drop the Marine).''


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''The Master Chief and 'Vadam enter the barracks. They see a captive Marine thrown hard into a pillar, where multiple Marine corpses lie. The Marine dies and falls limply to the ground, and the Chief and 'Vadam rush in. One Marine being held by a Jiralhanae begs for mercy as it decides to kill him too.''
''The Master Chief and 'Vadam enter the barracks. They see a captive Marine thrown hard into a pillar, where multiple Marine corpses lie. The Marine dies and falls limply to the ground, and the Chief and 'Vadam rush in. One Marine being held by a Jiralhanae begs for mercy as it decides to kill him too.''


[[File:Saved.jpg|thumb|The Master Chief about to save the Marine prisoner.]]
[[File:Saved.jpg|thumb|300px|The Master Chief about to save the Marine prisoner.]]


*'''Marine Prisoner''': "No! Please!"
*'''Marine Prisoner''': "No! Please!"
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''After taking out the Brutes, the surviving Marines grab weapons from more piles of corpses, taking a second to grieve for their comrades while the Chief and 'Vadam resupply and reload. They continue their rescue throughout the barracks, defeating the remaining Jiralhanae, including a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]] with a detached [[Type-52 plasma cannon|plasma turret]], and rescuing (a maximum of) seven Marines.''
''After taking out the Brutes, the surviving Marines grab weapons from more piles of corpses, taking a second to grieve for their comrades while the Chief and 'Vadam resupply and reload. They continue their rescue throughout the barracks, defeating the remaining Jiralhanae, including a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]] with a detached [[Type-52 plasma cannon|plasma turret]], and rescuing (a maximum of) seven Marines.''
[[File:Marineprisoners.jpg|thumb|right|Marines being held prisoner by [[Jiralhanae]].]]
[[File:Marineprisoners.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Marines being held prisoner by [[Jiralhanae]].]]


''Once the barracks are cleared:''
''Once the barracks are cleared:''
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File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannahs of [[Voi]] stretching out below.
File:H3 Crow'sNest_Interior_Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the base's Pelican bay, with the savannahs of [[Voi]] stretching out below.
File:H3 Menu 03 Crow's Nest.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3'' menu.
File:H3 Menu 03 Crow's Nest.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3'' menu.
File:Truthhack.jpg|The Prophet of Truth on the screens of the command center.
File:H3 MC& Hood.png|Keyes proposes a plan of attack to Lord Hood.
File:Crow's Nest - Demon.png|John-117, Thel 'Vadam, and Keyes listening to Truth's speech on the monitors.
File:H3 Crows Nest Pelican hanger.jpg|A Pelican begins to evacuate Marines from the hangar bay of Crow's Nest.
File:Halo 3 Crow's Nest.PNG|John-117 fires his Battle rifle at invading Covenant troops.
File:H3 CrowsNestCaptive.png|A Marine being held captive in the barracks.
File:H3 CoviesinOpsCenter.png|Covenant troops taken over the operations center.
File:H3 CN FleeingPhantom.png|A Phantom retreats from the hangar bay after John-117 reactivated the bomb.
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